Shooter game loved by 10 MILLION is closing in days – fans warned they'll have to pay for an upgrade to keep playing
Developers behind the title want to focus on newer platforms, meaning it will shut down on some older devices.
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As such, affected players will have to bite the bullet and pay to upgrade their console if they desperately wish to continue playing.
The game in question is The First Descendant a free-to-play multiplayer online role-playing looter shooter.
It first burst onto the scene last July on Windows PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.
But almost one year on, and Xbox One and PS4 owners will be shut out.
Producer Beom-Jun Lee said the move was going ahead with "much reluctance".
But studio Nexon says it was needed to make the game even better with its next "mega season update".
There is one reassuring bit of news to come out of the shake-up.
Affected players can carry over their account details to any of other platform, so they need not lose everything.
The all-important date all users need to note is June 19 for the switch off.
Gamers have had mixed feelings about the upcoming overhaul.
"This game came out in July last year, why the hell did they even bother with a PS4 version to begin with if it wasn't even going to make it a year?" one commented on Reddit.
"They shouldn't have even bothered with PS4 support to begin with then," another wrote.
A third added: "I feel sad for PS4 players but its a 12 year old machine its time to jump on ps5, last generation is hold this current generation of games back."
WHY DO GAMES NEED TO CLOSE DOWN?
By Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun
With most games online these days, tech companies need to maintain quite hefty servers to manage everything.
It's no cheap business to operate with millions of gamers across the world.
Naturally, people move on, leaving older games behind in the process.
There comes a point where it's no longer viable to continue offering server access so studios shut them down.
For some games that are entirely online this can render it completely useless.
But others may have a way for you to continue playing solo still.
You should usually see a prominent notification in the game warning you with instructions on what to do - provided you're still playing the game of course.
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